Travel + Leisure India & South Asia

Travel + Leisure South Asia, a stylish and authoritative guide for today’s global traveler, offers stunning photography, incisive commentary, vivid narratives and practical travel information with a strong emphasis on Asia. From the best spa’s to the tastiest street food, from the most luxurious resorts to the hottest rooftop bars, from the latest restaurants to the region’s top designers, from the quietest beaches to the busiest shopping streets – Travel + Leisure South Asia delivers, month after month.

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Travel + Leisure India & South Asia

SUMMER TRAVEL • Sunshine season is upon us, and we’re making the most of the upcoming holiday season with stories that highlight the evolving nature of family and pet travel, along with expert guides on planning the next summer vacation.

10 Exciting Experiences For An Intergenerational Family Holiday • Step into cinematic worlds, legendary adventures, and cultural spectacles with these immersive experiences where every generation can live the stories they’ve always loved.

WHEN THE BAR BECOMES THE STAGE • Experience mixology in a never-seen-before format at Leela Bengaluru’s award-winning speakeasy.

Healing in the Sahyadris • Perched atop a crystalline hill in the Sahyadri ranges, overlooking the serene waters of Mulshi Lake near Pune, Atmantan Wellness Centre turns ten this year.

LUXE & THE CITY • As one of New York’s most storied hotels reopens its doors after an eight-year transformation, SAMREEN TUNGEKAR steps inside to explore its layered history, enduring legacy, and the thoughtful reinvention designed to captivate a new generation of travellers

THE GREAT INDIAN ROAD TRIP • Nikhil Chawla lists 10 luxury and mid-range vehicles built to handle children, pets and luggage—from Himalayan highways to coastal crawls

OF CORNICHES & COURTYARDS • Casablanca faces the Atlantic; Marrakech turns inward to its riads. Between them lies a Morocco too layered for one visit, Vama Kothari finds out on an eye-opening solo trip.

SUMMER STATES • Stuti Agarwal and Karnika Kabra follow the mood of summer—languid afternoons blurred into amber evenings, light turned cinematic, and style reflecting a quiet surrender to heat, light, and restless wanderlust.

A Quiet Upgrade • Love at first sight isn’t just about destinations—it lives in small comforts, shared moments and thoughtful choices. This month highlights technology that elevates travel, connection, calm and personal style.

#WomenOnTheMarch • This March, we highlight stories of grit, determination, and a fundamental change in perspectives led by five women who have walked the walk with journeys that will inspire generations to come. From scuba diving at 50 to scaling unimaginable heights as a teen, each woman has created a path that encourages one to see the world with a fresh lens, and march to one’s own drum.

A Snow Queen’s Dream • Raised in Manali by a father who left a government job to pursue adventure sports, Aanchal Thakur grew up skiing on European slopes, chasing her brother’s competitive milestones, and learning early what it meant to represent India in a discipline with little infrastructure or support. When she became the first Indian to win an international skiing medal, the moment was about more than personal victory, discovers Stuti Agarwal

Lessons At Sea • After living with constraints and societal limitations for over five decades, her first dive into the Maldivian deep blue changed Uma Mani’s life forever. What started as finding freedom in scuba diving has now turned into understanding threatened marine life and saving it, one dive at a time, she tells Maahi Shah

On The Road To Courage • With a track record of cycling 26,000 km solo across the country and scaling peaks above 20,000 ft, Aasha Malviya is...